Hamper cart

ABSTRACT

A cart for laundry fits into a housing so to form with it an item of furniture such as a night table or a vanity; the cart consisting of a hamper basket mounted on caster wheels, and the housing including opposite side walls and a top wall so to enclose a space into which the cart is pushed, the front wall of the cart hamper thus forming the front wall of the night table or vanity.

United States Patent 1191 Niemeyer Aug. 14, 1973 1 HAMPER CART 376,0701/1sss c 151 =1 al. 312/250 1 1 1mm m Box 16, 15321235 Z233?32311152113111:

1 Humbddt- 61931 3,286,752 11/1966 Duryee 232/432 22 Filed: May 19, 19721 pp No 255 171 Primary Examiner-Paul R. Gilliam V 7 ABS [52] US. Cl312/237, 312/244, 312/250, [5 1 TRACT 312/230 A can for laundry fitsinto a housing so to form with it 51 hm CL 47, 3 00 471, 9 5 02 47 1/00an item of furniture such as a night table Or a vanity; the 53 Field ofStarch 312/237, 246,250, can consisting of a hamper basket mounted oncaster 3 2 27 330 1 2 2 230 wheels, and the housing including oppositeside walls 1 and a top wall so to enclose a space into which the cart56] 1 Reference. CM is pushed, the front wall of the cart hamper thusform- UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,732,274 l/l956 Cotton 312/280 ing thefront wall of the night table or vanity.

1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures HAMPER CART This invention relates generallyto combination furniture. More specifically it relates to a laundryhamper.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a hamper cartwhich serves'as an attractive and useful furniture in a home for otherpurposes.

Another object is to provide a hamper cart which together with aseparate housing forms either a decorative vanity, a night table, or thelike.

Yet another object is to provide a hamper cart which can be removed fromthe housing without disturbing any items placed upon the housing so thatboth can be independently used.

Other objects are to provide a hamper cart which is simple in design,inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use, andefficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily apparent upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention shown assembled. 1

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1. J

FIG. 3 is aperspective view of the invention shown with cart pulled outof the housing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa hamper cart assemblyaccording to the present invention, wherein thereis a cart 11 that is movable in and out of an enclosing shell orhousing12. M r The housing consists of a pair of parallel, vertical,spaced apart side walls 13 and a horizontal top panel 14 securedthereupon. A pair of horizontal cross braces 15 between the rear edges16 of side walls serves to strengthen the construction so that it willbe rigid and not wobble. The housing components may be made either ofwood, metal, or plastic, as desired by a manufacturer. i

The cart 11 consists of a hamper 17 mounted uponmatches the top'panel 14of the housing so that together they form a harmonious appearing unit.The lower end of front wall 22 extends close to a floor so to hide fromview the caster wheels. A decorative towel bar 23 is secured on theupper outer side of front wall 22 for use as a push and pull handle tomove the cart.

Half waydown the inside of the basket, handles 24 of leather or othersoft, durable material are provided 'to serve as a handhold or grip whencarrying the cart such as when going up and down steps or transferringit to a car or to a laundromat machine. As shown in the drawing, bothhandles are alike and comprise upward long loops secured at their lowerends to the basket and shown being long enough so to be brought togetherto form the grip or handhold.

In daily use, the cart remains inside the housing and soiled linen andclothes can be placed therein by merely sliding the cart a little wayout. On wash day the cart is pulled out and wheeled from room to room topick up linen, and then moved to the laundry room.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it isunderstood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as is definedby the appended claims.

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1. ln ahamper cart assembly, the combination of a' separate housing anda cart movable in or out of said housing and which together forrn'adecorative vanity or night table, said housing being comprised of a pairof sidewalls with a top panel secured on top, and a plurality of crossbraces between a rear side edge of said side walls, said cart comprisinga hamper mounted on caster, wheels, said hamper including a bottom wall,opposite side and rear walls which can be of basket weave or the likefor ventilation, and a front wall that matches a top wall of saidhousing, a towel ba'r being mounted on the outside of" said cart frontwall, and soft grip handles being secured inside said hamper on oppositewalls thereof and located halfway down inside said hamper, so to serveas a handhold or grip, said loops each being sufficiently long so toallow being brought together in order to form said grip, said gripaccordingly being lo cated inside said basket.

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1. In a hamper cart assembly, the combination of a separate housing anda cart movable in or out of said housing and which together form adecorative vanity or night table, said housing being comprised of a pairof side walls with a top panel secured on top, and a plurality of crossbraces between a rear side edge of said side walls, said cart comprisinga hamper mounted on caster wheels, said hamper including a bottom wall,opposite side and rear walls which can be of basket weave or the likefor ventilation, and a front wall that matches a top wall of saidhousing, a towel bar being mounted on the outside of said cart frontwall, and soft grip handles being secured inside said hamper on oppositewalls thereof and located halfway down inside said hamper, so to serveas a handhold or grip, said loops each being sufficiently long so toallow being brought together in order to form said grip, said gripaccordingly being located inside said basket.